In a special episode of No Stupid Questions, Angela Duckworth and Mike Maughan talk about unfinished tasks, recurring arguments, and Irish goodbyes.
Hey there, it's Stephen Dubner.
This is the time of year we like to play for you some of the other shows we've been making for the Freakonomics radio network.
Today, an episode of no stupid questions with Angela Duckworth and Mike Maughan.
We started this show a few years ago with me as Angela's co host, but when it came time to replace myself, well, I think you will agree that Mike has done brilliantly.
Mike is an executive with Qualtrics and does a variety of other interesting things.
Angela, in case you don't know, is a research psychologist at the University of Pennsylvania and author of the book Grit.
I hereby predict that you will love this episode of no stupid questions and that you will immediately follow the show on your podcast app.
So don't make a liar out of me.
As always, thanks for listening.
Yeah, that was basically psychology 100 years ago.
It's just like, I went to this restaurant, and let me tell you what happened.
I'm Angela Duckworth.
I'm Mike Mann, and you're listening to.
No stupid questions today on a special episode of the show.
Do you need closure in order to move on?
When a lottery gets to over $1 billion, I call a friend in another state and venmo him some money.
Mike, we have an email from Shreya Bhargava, and it is something I have long wanted to talk about.
Let's go.
Hi, Mike and Angela.
I recently read about the Zeigarnik effect and wanted to ask, is it true that people remember unfinished or interrupted tasks better than completed tasks?